# Kyle Davison

Kyle Davison is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2014-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4412269d-782d-4ea2-a649-e62a30cd1739

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4412269d-782d-4ea2-a649-e62a30cd1739 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Davison voted against the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans 73 times; party unity 66%, in the bottom tenth of the North Dakota Senate (average 79%).

## What Davison says (ND 2025–26 session)

14 classified statements: 14 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Davison | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 7.1% | 37.3% | 336 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Labor and Employment 100% (State Senate Republicans 3.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 14 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

998 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (North Dakota Senate 98.3%). Party unity 66% (79%). 73 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2407 · SB 2407 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2407/
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2405 · SB 2405 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2405/
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2406 · SB 2406 A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2406/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621 · HB 1621 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1621/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1625 · HB 1625 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1625/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1623 · HB 1623 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1623/
- 2026-01-23 · voted nay · Motion for Consideration of Amendments on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1622 · HB 1622 AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1622/

## Legislation (ND 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 29.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2353: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-09.1-02.1 and 54-44.4-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regional education associations. (became law, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2353/
- SB 2234: A BILL for an Act to provide a statement of legislative intent regarding choice ready grants to school districts. (passed both chambers, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2234/
- SB 2160: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52.1-01, 54-52.1-02, and 54-52.1-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to health insurance benefits coverage… (passed both chambers, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2160/
- SB 2370: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-11 and a new section to chapter 40-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cooperative… (became law, 2023-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2370/
- SB 2380: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-27-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administrative cost-sharing for cooperating districts and special… (became law, 2023-04-26) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2380/
- SB 2268: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for a pilot program for support services for youth at risk. (in committee, 2023-02-01) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2268/
- SB 2269: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-19-00.1, 15-19-01, 15-19-02, 15-19-06, 15-19-08, and 15-20.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the… (became law, 2023-04-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2269/
- SB 2250: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 15.1-18.2-05 and 15.1-18.2-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the expansion of the teacher… (in committee, 2023-02-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2250/
- SB 2145: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-20.4-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exceptions for postsecondary career school accreditation; to… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2145/
- SB 2124: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 44-08-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to meal reimbursement. (became law, 2023-04-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2124/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2107167447799275976
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2101798703359021195
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2082121366325572012
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2046760320501215408
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2031871923865497628
- 2026-01-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2010150770319262130
- 2025-12-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2006187903290941607
- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2004927213477789880
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2002197898235425086
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SEECGUY/status/2000747768676073554

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/kyle-davison
- X: https://x.com/SEECGUY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleDavisonND/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyle1959
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-davison-003b895b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4412269d-782d-4ea2-a649-e62a30cd1739